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STEM

Scholar Spotlight: Lynda Brady ’15

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By News Staff

“Home. It’s a powerful word. It invokes images of people and places, and also feelings, maybe of safety, comfort and acceptance. Home is probably a place you just left, and you might be thinking right now how different this place…

STEM

Student Team Testing Smart Grid Security Project

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Diane Stirling

In an era when digital devices talk to one another to accomplish tasks, how will industries protect conversations between them and the information those exchanges transmit to maintain the security of their systems and networks? That is the central question…

Campus & Community

Breaking the Habit

Friday, February 27, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Every smoker faces different challenges when trying to quit. The hardest part may be a matter of routine.

Health & Society

Falk College Announces New Master of Arts in Addiction Studies

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Michele Barrett

To address a growing need for more counselors, healthcare professionals and social services professionals with adequate training and credentialing in alcohol, other drugs and behavioral addictions, Falk College has announced the creation of a 36-credit master of arts in addiction…

STEM

Huang Receives NSF Grant for Mobile Crowdsourcing System

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a continuing grant to School of Information Studies (iSchool) assistant professor and principal investigator Yun Huang to examine two questions related to public safety and mobile crowdsourcing. The two-pronged study, the first phase…

Veterans

George W. Bush Institute, IVMF Collaboration Results in National Summit on Nonprofit Excellence

Monday, February 23, 2015, By News Staff

The George W. Bush Institute (GWBI) hosted a national summit Feb. 18  in Dallas  of nearly 450 leaders in the veterans services landscape, including heads of government agencies, major foundations, corporate funders, nonprofit organizations and think tanks, as well as…

Veterans

IVMF Announces $500,000 Grant from Intercontinental Exchange

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Intercontinental Exchange is providing $500,000 to support the work of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). IVMF recently announced the funding support and the designation of Intercontinental Exchange as an IVMF One-Star Corporate Partner over the next three…

Veterans

IVMF Receives Walmart Foundation Grant to Support Veteran Reintegration

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By News Staff

The Walmart Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to help kick off the Welcome Home North Carolina (WHNC) initiative to support a three-year pilot to identify new ways in which…

Veterans

First Data Chairman, CEO Frank Bisignano Announces $7 Million Partnership with IVMF

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By News Staff

First Data, the global leader in payments technology and services solutions, today announced a new seven-year, $7 million commitment to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to fund education, research, training and opportunities for transitioning veterans entering the…

Campus & Community

Once Upon a Crime

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Forensic analysis is nothing like it appears on TV, says FNSSI scientist Michael Marciano.